Country information

Dominican Republic

Area

48.730 km²

Capital

Santo Domingo

Government

Präsident Danilo Medina Sánchez

Population

10.8 million

Contact

Ulrike Göldner

Deputy Managing Director / Regional Manager Brazil, Cuba and the Dominican Republic

u.goeldner@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0) 40 413 43 145

Economic data

Basic data 2020 2021 2022
GDP growth in % -6,72 4 5,5
Export in billion US$ 14,43 - 12,8
Import in billion US$ 20,50 - 25,3
Key interest rate in % - 9,61 8
Exchange rate US$/DOP 58,03 56,42 52,75
Inflation rate in % 3,8 3,6 3,8 (Jul)
HDI (Human Development Index) 0,764 0,767 -

Foreign Trade

Import products: Mineral fuels and oils, (Electrical) Machinery
Import partner: USA, China

Export products: Gold, Medical instruments, Rolled Tobacco
Export partner: USA

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 23.07.2021
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, Banco Itau, OEC, GTAI